Blagojevich Scandal

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Feds Interest In Blagojevich Dates To 2003

Chicago Tribune | John Chase and Ray Long | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Hiring Impropriety, Blagojevich Corruption, Blagojevich Hiring Records, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Scandal, Blagojevich Probe, Blagojevich Investigation, Chicago News

Federal investigators probing hiring irregularities in Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration were seeking detailed personnel records dating back to ev...

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Fiery Defense And Retribution Threats Won't Save Blagojevich: Rich Miller

Chicago Sun-Times | Rich Miller | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

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Imagine what you would do to your state legislators if they voted to exonerate the governor. Not a pretty thought, eh? Well, trust me, your legislato...

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Blagojevich's Alleged Senate Seat Sale: A Timeline

Chicago Sun-Times | Chris Fusco | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

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Who knew what -- and when did they know it -- regarding Gov. Blagojevich's alleged effort to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat? Th...

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Blagojevich Lawyer Says Impeachment Not Justified, Panel Biased

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.29.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyer said Monday that a vague array of charges and evidence doesn't merit removing the governor fro...

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Quinn: Blagojevich Will Be Impeached By Lincoln's 200th Birthday

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 01.28.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — The lieutenant governor of Illinois said Sunday he is certain scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be out of office in less than ...

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Blagojevich Says Taped Calls Show Him Doing 'The Most Things For The People Of Illinois'

AP | Posted 01.27.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday that if what he's done as Illinois governor is an impeachable offense, he's living on the "w...

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Fitzgerald Asks Blago Impeachment Panel Not To Subpoena Obama Aides

Associated Press | Caryn Rousseau | Posted 01.27.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO -- The Illinois House committee investigating a possible impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't subpoena two incoming White House advisers,...

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Blagojevich Corruption Scandal Paralyzes Illinois Government

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 01.27.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made a point of regularly going to work at his office in Chicago. He has signed ...

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Blagojevich: I'm On The "Wrong Planet" If What I Did Is An Impeachable Offense

AP | Posted 01.26.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday that if what he's done as Illinois governor is an impeachable offense, he's living on the "w...

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Blagojevich Scheduling Conflict: Court Date Clashes With Executive Duty

Associated Press | Posted 01.26.2009 | Chicago

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Talk about a scheduling conflict. Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is supposed to be in federal court on Jan. 14 in Chicago. He also has the c...

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Gregory's Girls

Charles Warner | Posted 01.25.2009 | Media

Read More: David Gregory, Blagojevich Scandal, Bernard Madoff, Meet the Press, Media News

I give David Gregory and the Meet the Press producers credit. They didn't think about being politically correct; I'm guessing they wanted the smartest, best-informed guests, and they all happened to have been women.

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Why Blagojevich Should Still Appoint A Senator

Slate | Edward McClelland | Posted 01.24.2009 | Chicago

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On Dec. 19, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich held a take-no-prisoners (or questions) press conference, vowing that he's "not going to quit a job the peop...

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Blagojevich Lawyers Want Emanuel, Jarrett And Jackson Jr. To Testify At Impeachment Hearings

CBS 2 | Posted 01.24.2009 | Chicago

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In a dramatic development in the ongoing impeachment proceedings, lawyers for Gov. Rod Blagojevich want two key aides to President-elect Barack Obama ...

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Blagojevich's Big Donors

CBS 2 | Kristyn Hartman | Posted 01.24.2009 | Chicago

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As of June, Governor Rod Blagojevich had more than $3.5 million in his war chest - thanks to contributors. Chicago resident Tim McGowan says he has n...

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Obama Report Has Little Bearing On Blagojevich Prosecution

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — A report that says President-elect Barack Obama or his staff never discussed a deal with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill Obama's...

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Townhall's Matt Lewis: Obama "Out Of The Country" In Hawaii (VIDEO) [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.23.2009 | Media

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So, here's the latest worry for President-elect Barack Obama: is it okay that he's in Hawaii?

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Outrage Over Blagojevich? Really?

Aram Khayatpour | Posted 01.23.2009 | Media

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Alright, what he did was bad. But why is there all this concern over little old Rod Blagojevich while Bush, Cheney, and his cronies still sit in the White House, untouched?

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Obama Report On Blagojevich Contacts: Full Text

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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Below is the full text of the Obama transition team's review of contacts with disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his office. * * * * * ...

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Biden Says Blagojevich Is Not Capable Of Governing (WATCH)

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago

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Appearing on "Larry King Live" on CNN Monday night, Vice President-elect Joe Biden referred to Governor Blagojevich as "a guy who is not capable of g...

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Lisa Madigan Says No Interest In Obama Senate Seat

Chicago Tribune | Ray Long | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago

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Q Were you interested in being appointed the U.S. Senate successor to President-elect Barack Obama? A I've never asked to be considered for the Senat...

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BLAGOJEVICH REPORT: Biden Says Report Shows 'No Inappropriate Contact' Between Obama Team And Blago

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE | Posted 01.23.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama and two of his top aides met last week with federal investigators building a corruption case against I...

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Blagojevich Impeachment Panel Adjourns Until Monday, Waiting On Prosecutor Fitzgerald

AP | DAVID MERCER | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Lawmakers studying impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich heard Monday from a political watchdog who said she sees strong links...

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Blagojevich's Poem A Popular Choice

NPR | Linton Weeks | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

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As it turns out, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is not the first to quote the popular English poet Rudyard Kipling at a time of great turmoil. At a ne...

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Blagojevich Charged Lobbyists $10,000 To Meet: Former Rival Topinka

WJBC | Jim Anderson and Eric Stock | Posted 01.22.2009 | Chicago

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Former state treasurer Judy Baar Topinka says lobbyists had to pay $10,000 to get to see Governor Blagojevich. Topinka says lobbyists who found the go...

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